Biochemical and Nutritional Analysis of the Leaf Extract of Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa.

Samidha M. Pawaskar; K. C. Sasangan.

AbstractObjective: The present study was conducted to investigate the presence of biochemical contents viz., proximate and micronutrient analysis in the leaves of Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa.
Methods: The proximate and micronutrient content was determined by different biochemical methods.
Results: Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa. leaves confirmed the presence of all the essential nutrients, minerals and vitamins in good amounts and possess good nutritive value.
Conclusion: The plant leaf powders can thus be looked forward as the probable sources of food supplementation in future, after further investigation of the anti-nutritive factors present in them and their enzymatic and molecular effect on human health..